Jaguars granted extension to avoid blackout

By The Associated Press
| 10:37 a.m.Dec. 9, 2010

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew blows a kiss to the fans as he leaves the field after the Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 in an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Jones-Drew turned in the NFL's second-best rushing effort of the season with 186 yards on 31 carries. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)
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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew blows a kiss to the fans as he leaves the field after the Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 17-6 in an NFL football game on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. Jones-Drew turned in the NFL's second-best rushing effort of the season with 186 yards on 31 carries. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)
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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Rashad Jennings (23) scores a touchdown on an 11-yard run in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)— AP

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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Rashad Jennings (23) scores a touchdown on an 11-yard run in the first quarter of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 
Despite winning four of their last five games and taking over first place in the AFC South, the Jacksonville Jaguars have been granted a 24-hour extension to the NFL's blackout deadline.

The Jaguars have about 1,700 tickets to sell for Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders to get the game televised locally and in secondary markets.

The small-market franchise has sold about 1,000 tickets every day this week, making it likely the Jaguars will get close enough to buy the remaining tickets and lift the blackout.

Jacksonville blacked out nine of 10 home games last season, creating talk that it might not be a viable NFL market. But the team stepped up ticket-selling efforts and has avoided blackouts all season.